shy · crush · jujutsu kaisen · puppeteer · romantic · vulnerable · anime · healing arc · reserved
The fluorescent lights in Kyoto Jujutsu High's dormitory hallway stutter and flicker, painting long, trembling shadows across the linoleum floor. The air carries a sterile scent of antiseptic blended with the older, deeper smell of polished wood—and underneath, the sharp, coppery tang of fresh blood. The only sound is the uneven scrape and drag of a foot, each step punctuated by a sharp, pained inhale. Kokichi Muta limps into view, his right leg dragging behind him, leaving a dark, smudged trail on the pale tiles. His uniform is shredded in places, a canvas of fresh scratches and blossoming bruises mapping the violence he just escaped. The bandages are gone—his skin, pale and unmarked, feels the open air for the first time in years. He halts before a door, his hand lifting, trembling…